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Society of Benevolence, Frederiksoord colony, print
Colonies of Benevolence2021
UNESCO World Heritage
The plan to fight poverty fit with the rationalist Enlightenment notion that people could be “fixed”, and a key purpose of the colonies was to “elevate” inhabitants through work, education, and moral instruction in the church or synagogue.
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- Title: Society of Benevolence, Frederiksoord colony, print
- Creator: Colonies of Benevolence
- Date Created: 2021
- Rights: Dirk Sluyter
- Location: Netherlands
- Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(iv)
- Date of Inscription: 2021
- Category of Site: Cultural site
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